Job Vacancies at Konga Nigeria

Abuja (FCT), Lagos, Rivers - Nigeria Posted 3 years ago Posted on Advertising / Social Media / Marketing / PR, Sales / Business Development

Konga is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Brand Activation Executive
2.) Corporate Sales Executive (x3)

Konga - We are Nigeria’s largest online mall and have been in operation for over 7 years. Some of our major feats are winning Great Place to work awards two years in a row, winning an award for The Place Most Millennials would like to work and according to Forbes in 2015, 2nd Most Innovative Company in Africa. Our culture and values, in a nutshell, speak to placing our customers as a priority, working hard, being passionate about what we do (and having fun in the process!) and teamwork. Our Company is full of ordinary people with extraordinary minds who desire to do extraordinary things!

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Brand Activation Executive

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Type: Full Time
Job Category: Officer Level
Reports to: Head of Marketing

Job Profile

Brand Activation Executive must possess excellent organizational, communication, problem solving and analytical skills along with an ability to work with a team in executing projects and campaigns.
You must be flexible enough to work under stringent deadlines and high work pressure on a regular basis.

Job Responsibilities

You will oversee projects from start to finish, and you must be able to provide guidance, instructions, and correction as necessary.
Own and drive the full execution of the relevant events, exhibitions and activations, including promotions, promotional merchandising assets, in store execution, influencers activation
Manage project lifecycle to ensure a timely completion of deliverables within budgets.
Recommend BA/promoters needs for each activation.
Understand and utilize a fully integrated marketing mix.
Event marketing – Manage all event and external event marketing programs, including development, promotion, execution and post analysis.
Sponsorships/partnerships – Manage activation of sponsorships and partnerships.
Retail marketing – Manage retail marketing programs for all assigned brands at on premise and off-premise accounts. Includes POS and displays planning, development and production.
Brand merchandise – Manage needs for brand merchandise development, working with creative teams and vendors to produce merchandise that is engaging and on-strategy and other merchandise for promotional marketing use.
Measure and analyze brand activation efforts, and create/maintain post analysis reports of major activation programs.
Monitor competitive brand activity as well as trends in brand activation, integrated marketing in general market and bring new ideas to the table.
Work effectively under pressure and utilize strong project management skills to meet deadlines.
Other duties as may be assigned.
Ensuring at all times that quality and deadlines are met and compiling post-project reports.
Assisting with billing, discrepancy management and reconciliation; as well as other finance/audit reporting where necessary.

Job Requirements

Basic level OND (Communications, Marketing, Business)
One / two years of experience in a related field (generally marketing or sales). Agency experience is a plus
Ability to stand for long periods.
Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite
Confident public speaker

Application Closing Date
Friday, 23rd April, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:

careers@konga.com

with the subject matter captured as "Brand Activation Executive"

2.) Corporate Sales Executive (x3)

Locations: Abuja (FCT), Lagos, Rivers
Type: Full Time
Job Category: Intermediate Level
Reports to: Head, Corporate Sales Team

Job Profile

We are searching for talented and smart individuals with a passion for the Ecommerce space to function in the capacity of Corporate Sales Executive in our Corporate Sales Team.
The candidate must be young, attractive, and passionate to attract corporate customers (Office, Banks, Institutes, etc.).
He / she will be responsible for Sourcing, identifying and attracting key corporate accounts and at the same time building and maintaining good cliental relationship.
The ideal candidates must have good communication and persuasive skills, and should be stress tolerant to ensure high return on investment (ROI.).

Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the following:

Identifying new markets & business opportunities to increase sales.
Build and maintain professional networks.
Managing and developing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
Promoting and selling our services to target markets to achieve sales targets.
Closely following up on all business leads, managing accounts and following up on outstanding invoices and receivables.
Prospecting potential corporate accounts using different databases, directories, and door-to door activities.
Calling prospects and setting appointments for visits.
Continuously generating prospect customers and referrals from every visit.
Selling products using calls and face-to-face techniques thereby achieving the given monthly targets.

Professional Skills & Qualifications Required

Graduates from any discipline with at least minimum of 3 years’ experience in corporate sales. Ideally within the retail or Ecommerce industry.
Must have an outstanding track record of meeting targets and closing deals
Must have an entrepreneurial mindset and are performance-driven.
Proven experience as a corporate sales Executive or relevant role
Good use of Microsoft office suites
Excellent written and communication skills
Knowledge of sales principles and practices
Data entry and numeracy skills
Attention to details and accuracy
Problem analysis and problem solving skills
Creative thinking skills.

Why work with Konga?

A unique opportunity to work in a fast paced, structured and technologically driven environment.
The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team growing the ecommerce space in Nigeria.
An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our fast growing businesses.

Application Closing Date:
20th April, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their updated CV to:

careers@konga.com

using “Corporate Sales Executive (indicating your location)” as the subject of the mail.

Note: All CV’s should be in word doc and / or pdf formats.

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